On the night of the Nine-Tails, I shattered the Tailed Beast Ball with a single punch.

Although Kushina always appeared cheerful, Minato was actually aware of her difficulties.

For a long time at the ninja academy, he was isolated by many people because he was an outsider and had rare red hair, and he always kept to himself.

Fortunately, he and Yongze were there at that time, so the situation wasn't too bad.

However, Kushina's social circle remained very small, which was partly due to her later becoming a Jinchūriki.

Fortunately, he met Fugaku Uchiha on the battlefield, and now the two families have a good relationship and often visit each other.

Minato Namikaze thought Kushina would be happy if there were one more member of the Uzumaki clan.

"Maybe. That person is called Uzumaki Hana-rei. She has great talent. I plan to have someone teach her for a while and then make her a ninja." Nagasawa thought for a moment and then revealed his plan.

"Her sensory abilities are outstanding, and her chakra is also unique. With a little training, she should be able to awaken unique Uzumaki abilities such as Kagura's Mind's Eye and Vajra Sealing Barrier."

Minato thought for a moment and said, "Then why don't we let Kushina teach? There shouldn't be anyone more suitable than her in Konoha."

“That’s good. It’s good to give Kushina something to do. You’re so busy, she’s probably getting moldy from staying home all day by herself,” Nagasawa agreed.

After the two chatted about some of Nagasawa's experiences during the mission, Minato laughed and said, "After a while, I'm afraid Nagasawa, you won't be able to call yourself an ordinary Chunin anymore."

Nagasawa thought for a moment and asked, "Are you planning to promote me to Jonin?"

Minato nodded and explained, "The rank of Chunin is still too low. If someone of Chunin rank were to hold a high-ranking position, it would cause controversy."

"It doesn't matter, but is it okay? My mission record isn't very impressive," Nagasawa asked casually.

He didn't seem to care much about becoming a Jonin.

I didn't want to be promoted before and kept a low profile because I wasn't strong enough and was afraid of dying in dangerous war missions.

However, now that he has merged with the Whitebeard template, his strength is enough to stand firm in the current ninja world. At least he doesn't have to worry about being instantly killed by a villainous boss who suddenly appears out of nowhere.

“These are all minor issues. Once the Grass Ninja problem is completely resolved, I can break the mission down into multiple S-rank missions. This way, we can calculate it several times, and then I can include you in the team negotiating with the Grass Ninja. That will be another achievement, and that will be enough,” Minato said with a gentle smile.

Nagasawa couldn't help but sigh, "It's true that having connections in the court makes things easier. Others become Jonin either by risking their lives in war and making great contributions, or by accumulating experience over time."

On the other hand, he had been slacking off before joining the Anbu, but after joining, he completed an S-rank mission, which is almost enough to make him a Jonin.

"Then I'll trouble you. By the way, how's the orphanage situation going?"

Before arriving in Kusagakure, Nagasawa had already mentioned this matter to Minato, saying that he wanted to support the village's orphanage to become an official Konoha orphanage.

"It's all set up. This month's subsidy will be paid tomorrow." Minato nodded.

Minato, though a standard ninja, would not hesitate to kill his enemies.

However, Minato has a compassionate heart for the people of his own country, and he is willing to help orphans who have lost their families because of the war.

"However, when we were handling this matter, we encountered a strange thing. Elder Shimura seemed very reluctant to see the orphanage become officially supported and kept obstructing it."

Fortunately, the other higher-ups are on my side and have agreed. Do you know anything about that? Minato looked at Nagasawa, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Danzo's objection made Minato realize that there was definitely something wrong with this orphanage; it wasn't an ordinary orphanage.

Supporting the orphanage wasn't about Danzo having to pay for it, so he had no reason to object. However, Danzo surprisingly objected, seemingly very unwilling to see the orphanage become an official Konoha orphanage.

However, since it was Nagasawa who initially brought up the matter, and out of trust in Nagasawa, Minato didn't investigate further, planning to ask him when Nagasawa returned.

"Because the director of that orphanage was a retired ninja from Root, and the orphanage had been supported by the money she received from Root."

"Perhaps Danzo wanted to control the orphanage's funding in order to force her to continue serving Root," Nagasawa said casually.

"A subordinate that Elder Shimura has always kept in mind..." Minato's eyes flickered, and an idea came to mind.

Chapter Thirty-Two: Yongze is a person with connections

Seeing Minato's expression, Nagasawa instantly understood his thoughts and shook his head, saying:

"It's difficult to get her to join your dark side. She was tired of the darkness she saw in Root, so she left and built an orphanage to help war orphans."

Upon hearing Nagasawa's words, Minato couldn't help but show a look of regret.

He is now extremely eager to find talented people.

Unfortunately, the gaps in his new secret service were still too large, and many of the village's secret operations were still being carried out by the third generation's secret service.

Some people might wonder, Konoha is the strongest hidden village in the ninja world, with so many ninjas, can't you transfer some of them to the Anbu?

It may sound ridiculous, but that's really how things are in Konoha these days.

First, Konoha had just experienced the Third Shinobi World War, suffering heavy losses, with significant casualties among ninjas at all levels.

Secondly, Konoha is not actually lacking in capable ANBU members; it was the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, who lacked ANBU members, while the Third Hokage had a very complete ANBU force.

Under such circumstances, if Minato wanted to transfer a large number of powerful ninjas into the Anbu, other departments would definitely run into problems. The Third Hokage would absolutely not agree, nor would other high-ranking officials.

The reason is simple: it's unnecessary. The Anbu isn't short of personnel, so why transfer ninjas into the Anbu while affecting other departments?

Minato knew this too, but he had no choice but to train the next generation himself.

That's why he heard that there was a retired ninja that Danzo couldn't forget, and he had the idea of ​​recruiting him into the Anbu.

Seeing Minato's disappointed expression, Nagasawa smiled and said, "Haste makes waste. Give me two or three years, and I guarantee your new ANBU will be completely transformed."

He has a cultivation system based on the One Piece world, along with a system for allocating skill points, making it incredibly fast to train talent.

Minato nodded and casually asked, "How did Kakashi perform in this mission?"

"The beginning was good, but he exposed himself at the end. Although it was an accident and there was a way to salvage it, it was still a bit of a mistake. But overall, it was not bad," Nagasawa commented.

"I'm sorry to trouble you, even though I'm the one who should be his teacher." Minato's words carried a hint of apology.

Nagasawa waved his hand dismissively, saying, "It's fine. He'll have to help me anyway. Besides, Kakashi is quite talented. If he's properly trained, he might become a general in the Anbu in the future."

After talking about Kakashi, the two chatted about some everyday things, such as Minato saying that Kushina's cooking was getting better and better.

Yongze just smiled faintly at this. You laugh at me for being single, I laugh at you for being henpecked. We're all in the same boat. Big brother, don't make fun of second brother.

……

……

After leaving the Hokage Building, Nagasawa did not return to the Anbu or go to find Kakashi and the others. Instead, he went to the dango shop alone.

He walked up to Watanabe, the owner, with familiarity and said, "Watanabe, same as always, you know what I mean."

Mr. Watanabe smiled and said, "Okay, Mr. Nagasawa, wait a moment, I'll make it for you right away."

A short while later, three servings of Nagasawa's extra-delicious dumplings were served.

It was already afternoon, just past the midday rush, and the shop was nearly empty. Mr. Watanabe sat down next to Nagasawa and asked with a smile:

"Nagazawa-kun, are you out on a mission? It seems like you haven't bought any dumplings from me for two weeks. At first, I thought a new dumpling shop with better taste had opened in the village."

After saying that, the boss got up, took a glass, filled it with water, and placed it on the table where Yongze was sitting.

After finishing a serving of dumplings, Nagasawa picked up his glass, took a sip of water, and chuckled twice, saying, "Going to do a mission. Watanabe, you should have confidence. Your dumplings are absolutely invincible in Konoha."

Mr. Watanabe stroked his mustache and said, "Is that so? But some customers seem to think my dumplings are too sweet."

Nagasawa scoffed, "That's because they don't know how to appreciate it! If a dumpling isn't sweet, is it still a dumpling? People like that can't understand the true charm of dumplings."

Mr. Watanabe chuckled twice, “Nagazawa-kun, your taste is indeed something that most people can’t handle.”

Yongze revealed an arrogant expression, like a lonely master, and said, "Truth is often in the hands of a minority."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Watanabe pondered for a moment and exclaimed, "Nagazawa-kun, you always manage to utter philosophical remarks in strange situations."

After finishing his meal, Yongze, as usual, packed up some regular dumplings and headed towards the orphanage.

Now that the mission is accomplished, it's time to relax, show off in front of the beautiful women, and check if the tool I pre-booked has gone astray.

Upon arriving at the orphanage, Nagasawa discovered that Nonou was teaching the children in the classroom, instructing them to read.

Nagasawa didn't disturb Nono, he just stood quietly outside the door with the dumplings in his hand, waiting for get out of class to end.

If he goes in, it's estimated that classes won't be able to start anytime soon, and once the children get moving, it'll be hard for them to stay still.

Nonou didn't keep Nagasawa waiting for long; after about ten minutes, she said get out of class could end early, smiling as she addressed the children:

“Your brother Yongze has come to see you. Hurry up and invite him in.”

So, a large group of children rushed toward Nagasawa—the dumpling in his hand.

After dividing the food and getting rid of some of the children who were clinging to him, Nagasawa came to stand in front of Nonou.

"How does it feel? The village subsidy for this month should be delivered to you tomorrow." Yongze said with a hint of mockery.

He vividly remembered Nono's nonchalant and indifferent expression at the beginning.

Nonou clearly remembered her attitude back then, and her face flushed red, but she still sincerely thanked Nagasawa:

"Thank you, Yongze. With the village's subsidies, things should be much better from now on."

Although being proven wrong is unpleasant and shameful, if it always ends like this, Nono hopes for more of these slaps in the face.

"It's nothing, just a small favor. Although they are war orphans, they are still part of Konoha and the Land of Fire," Nagasawa said with a smile.

Nagasawa noticed that Nonou was staring at him and couldn't help but tease, "What, you don't recognize me after two weeks?"

Nonou honestly said, "I'm wondering if you're the Fourth Hokage in disguise."

"Oh?" Nagasawa became interested.

"I heard that it was the Fourth Hokage who overcame all opposition to make the orphanage an official Konoha institution, and they receive a monthly subsidy. But what about Nagasawa..."

"Just an ordinary Chunin, right?" Nagasawa chuckled, finishing what Nono hadn't finished saying.

"But no one said that ordinary Chunin can't be friends with the Hokage. Minato and I were good friends back in the Ninja Academy."

Nono's gaze towards Nagasawa changed. Good heavens, I never expected that you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, would actually be the legendary person with connections.

Chapter Thirty-Three: The beatings received during training cannot be called beatings.

"Anyway, thank you so much, you've been a huge help," Nono said again.

Regardless of how Nagasawa managed it, the result was ultimately good; from now on, she no longer needed to worry about what to do if Danzo refused to pay.

"You've helped Dou lay a good foundation, which is your way of repaying me. Besides, I really like the children in the orphanage, and this is what I should do," Yongze said with a smile.

Nonou nodded; she was already teaching Kabuto about ninja.

She had initially planned to have Kabuto be an ordinary orphanage director, and had only casually taught him some basic medical ninjutsu. Now, she was training Kabuto as a prospective ninja.